Happy February! We hope this finds you warming up after a very chilly week, planning spring gardens, visits to your local farm or having a farmer visit your classrooms, and thinking of ways to incorporate more local products into your everyday menus and/or experiential learning.
The Michigan Farm to School newsletter took a brief break in January to reorganize and reformat, which we hope you enjoy and find helpful with its new look.
As always, thank you for all you do for Michigan’s children.
- The CRFS Farm to School team | | | | | | Children at the Center of Flint's Increase in Access to Nutrition | Programs like the Nutrition Prescription Program, offering $15 vouchers for fresh fruits and vegetables to spend at the year-round Flint Farmers Market, and a cooking class for children, are helping to establish positive dietary habits while improving access to healthy foods that kids want to eat.
| | | | Michigan Schools Receive Grant to Help Support Farm to School Efforts | Support for farm to school efforts in Westwood Elementary in Traverse City and Glen Lake Community Schools were bolstered with the receipt of Fuel Up to Play 60 grants recently. Westwood Elementary will host visits from local farmers as part of their grant funds, while Glen Lake will visit local farms and develop posters to highlight the farm to school partners within their community.
| | | | | | 2019 NFSN National Partner of the Year | The National Farm to School Network has chosen the Intertribal Agriculture Council as their National Partner of the Year for 2019. Through this partnership, the two agencies intend to engage in intentional program and policy collaboration to connect members and increase farm to school opportunities in Native communities.
| | | | Trending Topics: Farm to Early Care and Education in Family Child Care | February 7 1-2 PM EST
This webinar, hosted by the National Farm to School Network, will share new resources to support farm to ECE in family child care, best practices from county level farm to ECE initiatives, and examples of farm to ECE in family child care success.
| | Green Apple Day of Service | Register by March 15 for mini-grant eligibility
In an effort to bring schools around the world together to celebrate their role in preparing the next generation of leaders in sustainability, schools can participate in the Green Apple Day of Service. Your school can select the date for the project, with access to mini-grants and resources to see the project come to life.
| | White Privilege Conference | March 20-23 Cedar Rapids, IA
The White Privilege Conference is scheduled to take place for its 20th year in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Enabling participants the opportunity to examine concepts of both privilege and oppression, the conference also includes solution and team building strategies as part of the experience.
| | | | New National Farm to School Network Policy Resources | | | | | 2019 Gro More Grassroots Grant | Deadline: February 15, 2019
For programs looking to install or expand gardens or green spaces for youth, the Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation and KidsGardening will award 175 grants totaling $100,000. This particular grant is open to all nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations, with the top 25 programs eligible to receive $1,000 checks.
| | | | | | Deadline: March 25, 2019
Collect 100 or more empty milk and juice cartons from you home, cafeteria, and community and re-purpose them as part of the national Carton 2 Garden Contest sponsored by Evergreen Packaging. Innovative garden ideas using re-purposed cartons can be submitted online!
| | | | | | FoodCorps Service Members (Nationwide) | Deadline: March 15, 2019
FoodCorps believes that every child - no matter their race, place, or class - has a right to healthy food at school. Applications are now open for the next class of leaders - people who want to serve up change in your community. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Positions are open in 17 states and the D.C. Metro Area.
| | | | About Michigan Farm to School
Farm to School centers around efforts to serve local foods in school and early care and education settings. We share ideas, tools and resources to support a range of efforts, from school garden programming to farmer visits and field trips.
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